Gentle reminder to fill in the survey on forest disturbance change (below). We have *a lot* of great responses already (thank you!) covering all continents and biomes, but the survey will be open for a few more days! Thanks for making the time, your disturbance expertise is highly appreciated!
Intriguing abstract science image (in brown, yellow and pink) as background behind logo of Sci-Comm Network Göttingen and Göttingen Campus Postdoc Network. The text says: Resaerch Images of the Year. Your Vote Counts. Discover fascinating research fields in Göttingen through images and vote! Image duels! You'll see two images per round appear randomly. Pick the one that explains its research best. Cast your votes before 24 Jan!
RESEARCH IMAGES OF THE YEAR!
The entries are in and you are invited to vote! You'll see pairs of images at random for 25 rounds. You pick the one that explains the research most clearly and creatively. Vote here: pollunit.com/polls/0fpi7x... by 24 Jan
Info: goettingen-campus.de/postdoc-event
#PostDocAlert! PhD in #ForestEcology, #QuantitativeEcology or #ComputationalBiology?
Strong background in statistics & experience with large datasets? Our Forest Diversity and Biodemography research group offers a 2-year #PostDoc position: apply.refline.ch/273855/1824/... #ScienceJobs #PostDoc
Scientist using climbing harness and ropes to ascend a Fagus sylvatica or European beech tree, smiling at the camera.
With all the snow and ice I wish I were up a tree in the summer sunshine... and that my job were only about climbing trees in beautiful forests 🤭 Thank you to Björn Lüdecke for the 📸
The models stay unconverging and I stay positive
Germany may not officially celebrate, but I will take the opportunity presented by today to be thankful for my colleagues in the @enricounigoe.bsky.social research training group. I would not have made it so far without their support and friendship!
There are so many ways to deal with the data I have and I am so tempted by all the rabbit holes of 'other people did it this way'. I think I need to meet with my supervisor...
True, it's not the worst result I've ever seen 😅. I'm working on figuring out what might improve things. My first Gamma attempt didn't converge at all 👍 and it does seem to be the case that more 'diamond' shaped homogeneity plots don't really 'respond' to transformation.
There is also the strange case of fitted values near 35 in the homogeneity visualization that are far away from others. Who Is That. What Happened With Those Leaves. Is this a case of low battery = weird measurements?
The heavy tails in the qq-plot. The increasing and then decreasing residual standard deviation as fitted values increase. Obviously an incorrect error distribution... or my model is missing something.
My leaf temperature data is refusing to cooperate with my attempts to model it
Some are suggesting you deliberately write inaccurate or confusing alt text, because they say this confuses AI scrapers that are analyzing images.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
A neuron recreated in crochet with a cute face where the nucleus would be. The cell body and dendrites are a light gray/green, and the myelin sheaths along the axon are yellow.
Come crochet some comb jelly brains and learn about your own at the Forum Wissen on Dec 7, 14:00 to 16:00 ! No prior crochet experience required. Please register!
www.forum-wissen.de/event/prakti...
Explore how soil food webs withstand droughts and heatwaves, and what this means for tree regeneration in Swedish forests! 🌲🪱🌳🍄Become a PhD student in the WIFORCE Research School and work with us at SLU-Uppsala @mycopat.bsky.social #climate #forest #microbes #nematodes
www.slu.se/en/about-slu...
Very cool (and very worrying) interactive article about fire ants in Sicily, Italy 🐜
edition.cnn.com/interactive/...
I'm preparing for my talk at #BES2025 and want to know what people think the main goal of applied ecological and conservation research is. If everything goes to plan, I’ll be using the poll results in the talk itself, so the more responses the better! @britishecologicalsociety.org
Poster to highlight Research Images of the Year contest. All the text is available on the website which you can also reach via the QR code - https://goettingen-campus.de/postdoc-event
Calling all researchers across our Campus! Göttingen's Research Images of the Year!
You’re invited to share an image that conveys your research - photo, illustration, data visualisation or other by 15 Dec 2025: goettingen-campus.de/postdoc-event
#ScienceCommunicationNetwork & #GCPostdocNetwork
Image description: A scenic mountainous landscape. Text reads: ' How to Communicate Your Research with the Media: An Introduction" scheduled for Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 at 14:00 CET. Places are limited - Register NOW '
TOMORROW👇
Ever received a #media interview request and you weren't sure how to respond? This #workshop will help you to practice both your #writing and interview #skills.
🕑 Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 14:00 CET
⚠️ Places are limited!
📝 Register here: egu.eu/0LAXH4
📸: Rodrigo Balaguer-Romano on #imaggeo
Image of a Northern Long-eared Bat with a mealworm in its mouth on the left (by Chris Godwin) and an image of a man holding two chicken wings while making "duck face". Text reads albertabats.ca
Bat fact: Bats eat their body weight in insects every night. That’s the equivalent of a 180-lb guy crushing 180 lbs of chicken wings before sunrise. Respect the efficiency.
Stellenanzeige: Die Eidgenössische Forschungsanstalt für Wald, Schnee und Landschaft WSL gehört mit rund 600 Mitarbeitenden zum ETH-Bereich. Sie befasst sich mit der nachhaltigen Nutzung und dem Schutz der Umwelt sowie mit einem verantwortungsvollen Umgang mit Naturgefahren. Im Rahmen von zwei Projekten, eines gefördert von der VELUX-Stiftung zur Biodiversität in lichten Wäldern und eines gefördert vom BAFU/Kantonen zur Biodiversität in Naturwaldreservaten und Wirtschaftswäldern der Schweiz bieten die Forschungseinheiten «Biodiversität und Naturschutzbiologie (Gruppe Lebensraumdynamik)» und «Waldgesundheit und biotische Interaktionen (Gruppe Waldentomologie)» ab April 2026 drei 6-monatige Stellen als Praktikant/-in Waldbiodiversitätsforschung (w/m/d) In den sehr anwendungsorientierten Projekten werden umfangreiche Daten zu Insektenvorkommen in lichten Wäldern bzw. Naturwaldreservaten sowie in Kontrollflächen gesammelt. Hauptaufgaben dieser Praktikumsstellen sind Installation, Leerung und Abbau der Insektenfallen in den Studiengebieten, sortieren von gefangenen Insekten nach grosssystematischen Gruppen sowie die Archivierung der Insektenproben an der WSL. Bei dieser Tätigkeit können Sie die Kenntnisse in der Insektensystematik vertiefen und erhalten Einblicke in weitere Projekte in der Biodiversitätsforschung. Daneben können weitere kleinere Arbeiten in den Projekten anfallen. Sie weisen einen Bachelor- oder Masterabschluss in Biologie oder Umweltwissenschaften auf. Vorkenntnisse zu den wichtigsten einheimischen Insektengruppen sind von Vorteil. Sie sind sich selbständiges Arbeiten gewohnt, sind kommunikativ und speditiv. Sie halten Termine ein, erkennen Probleme frühzeitig und gehen diese bestimmt und kreativ an. Sie arbeiten gerne draussen im Feld, unter verschiedensten Wetterbedingungen. Zudem verfügen Sie über einen Führerausweis (Kat. B) und sind ein/-e sichere/-r Autofahrer/-in.
#Praktikum frei! BSc oder MSc in #Biologie oder #Umweltwissenschaften und Kenntnisse zu den wichtigsten einheimischen Insektengruppen🐞? Interesse an selbstständiger Feldarbeit🌳? Die WSL bietet für 6 Monate ein Praktikum in der #Waldbiodiversitätsforschung: apply.refline.ch/273855/1802/...
Screenshot of the Oxford English Dictionary website for the verb 'ensure', with the tab 'Meaning & use' selected. The user is prompted to sign in or purchase a subscription to continue reading (and access the definition of the verb, apparently).
this is for some reason completely baffling and upsetting to me.... merriam webster here i come i guess
maybe i didn't notice it, but since when does oxford english dictionary dot com require a SUBSCRIPTION to get the definition of a word
Don't miss our upcoming mini-conference! 🌍🌱
Join us for "Linking biodiversity, functions, and climate: Insights from global ecosystems" on 1st December from 11am – 4pm at F01, Busenweg 1, North Campus.
Registration: www.uni-goettingen.de/en/581694.html
#EnriCo #miniconference
🌲 The European Forest Disturbance Atlas by ForestPaths is now on Forest Information Systems for Europe!
Using Landsat data (1985–2023), the maps track fires, storms, bark beetles & harvesting across 38 countries — open-source & updated annually.
🔗 Explore more: forestpaths.eu/news/forestp...
Alright, I will coordinate with a USAmerican friend then :)
Do you know if it is possible to pay with a non-USAmerican card, even if shipping is to USA? I frequently find it is impossible for me to gift things to my USAmerica-friends, as the online payment processing requires the billing address to be USA as well...
'So my houseplants are all perpetually starving?' If you're trying to grow tomatoes indoors without additional light sources I wish you a very Good Luck. Shade plants (many houseplants are) do better....
My thing is demonstrating to students just how 'dark' a typical classroom or office is. Light intensities on a bright sunny midday in Germany can net you around 1500 micromoles per meters quared per second.... in our classroom it is in the single digits. They get really serious about it.
The artwork is gorgeous, what lovely zines!
copies of my zine, august arthropod art, the front and back covers, the font featuring a leather bug in ink, the back with text about the project, bio and small illustrations of four inverts. two toys sit on them, one is a giant isopod, the other a large stag beetle
the zine open showing two inverts, one is a crane fly, the other a stag beetle, both illustrated in ink, each with text descriptions
These zines are now listed in my shop! In both print and ebook versions.
Print version: www.metrofieldguide.com/product/zine...
ebook version: www.metrofieldguide.com/product/zine...
